New funding scheme available to landowners at Roscommon historic site
Rathnadarve at Rathcroghan - the Fort of the Bulls.
A pilot scheme is to make funding available for landowners within Rathcroghan Mound, which is on the World Heritage Royal Sites of Ireland Tentative List.
The ‘World Heritage Strategic Investment Fund’ with a total value of €300,000 is now open for applications through Roscommon County Council for the conservation, maintenance, protection and promotion of archaeological and built heritage within World Heritage Properties and Tentative List Sites in Ireland.
Landowners surrounding the sites of the Hill of Uisneach, Westmeath and the Passage Tomb Landscape of Sligo are also eligible to apply for funding.
Funding will be provided to eligible monuments and buildings within the relevant World Heritage Properties and Tentative List Sites to improve the interpretation and presentation of structures, enhance accessibility, and enable the protection and conservation of structures in need of urgent support, including building resilience to withstand the effects of climate change.
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne, TD, remarked: “This scheme will help roll out our upcoming World Heritage Strategy, which is all about better protecting and managing our World Heritage sites, getting local communities more involved, and helping more people understand the value of World Heritage.”
